Gordmans Department Store will officially close its doors on Sep. 27th. Gordmans, part of the now-bankrupt Stages Stores, offers off-price clothing, jewelry, and houseware items at its 280 West Carlton Road location adjacent to Kroger’s. Store Manager Tina Reitz says sale markdowns at the already discount store are only increasing as the closing day arrives....
When junior Jacob Hooper approached local attorney Andrew Fink after a GOP meeting last fall, he had no idea he would become his campaign manager. Hooper had been involved in local politics as a member of Hillsdale College Republicans and found himself agreeing with Fink’s stances toward small-government principles and fiscal responsibility. Fink, who later...
In the heart of downtown Hillsdale, where the old Smith’s Flower Shop once resided, sits the newest addition to the town’s coffee culture: a specialty coffee roasting company, Ad Astra. Owner and Hillsdale locals Patrick and Kristi Whalen began Ad Astra Coffee Roasters this past year while living in Kansas. Its name, “Ad Astra,” is...
Republican voters on August 4 nominated Andrew Fink for the state legislature’s 58th district and Scott Hodshire to become Hillsdale County’s next sheriff, in a pair of hotly contested elections. Megan R.M. Stiverson and Brendan Sanger finished first and second, respectively, in the nonpartisan primary election for 2B District Court Judge. They will face each...
Hillsdale Felines and Friends is a new nonprofit organization that rescues stray cats in the community. Its new facility is scheduled to be finished soon, according to President and Treasurer Kátia Sherman. “It’s already up and going — we are just finishing up electrical stuff,” Sherman said. “I am going to begin to move furniture...